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Localized transverse bursts in inclined layer convection

Karen E. Daniels, Richard J. Wiener, Eberhard Bodenschatz

nlin.PSarXiv:nlin/0208009

Abstract

We investigate a novel bursting state in inclined layer thermal convection in which convection rolls exhibit intermittent, localized, transverse bursts. With increasing temperature difference, the bursts increase in duration and number while exhibiting a characteristic wavenumber, magnitude, and size. We propose a mechanism which describes the duration of the observed bursting intervals and compare our results to bursting processes in other systems.

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